Chapter 18: Ups and Downs, Changes in the Continental Landscape

Shu Yan felt that this journey was a bit of a rollercoaster.

Yes, this rollercoaster is literal.

Has anyone experienced a high-speed fall from ten thousand meters in the air without any protective measures?

Presumably, very few people have experienced such a stimulating feeling. Of course, after going through this, Shu Yan also became one of this very small group of people.

In the forest on the edge of the Extreme North Land, the stream formed by melting ice and snow flowed gurglingly. The forest was lush with flowers and grass, and the aura of life was constantly evaporating. Many small soul beasts ran past in groups; this was a scene that had never existed in the Extreme North Land before.

Shu Yan leaned against a small tree as thick as a bowl, his face pale, his stomach churning. The extreme stimulation of the fall just now made his perception still somewhat dazed, and for a moment, he couldn't even speak.

Not far behind him, the Snow Empress looked helplessly at the Ice Empress, reached out, and tapped the other's forehead, then said: "You... you just keep causing trouble for me. He is only a Soul King. If it weren't for his body being stronger than an ordinary person's, he might really not have been able to withstand your tossing."

The Ice Empress kicked the stones on the ground, curled her lips, and said somewhat aggrievedly: "How was I supposed to know his endurance was so poor? It was just me taking him for a few ten-thousand-meter bungee jumps, and then I accidentally threw him a bit far. How was I supposed to know he would..."

The Snow Empress was so angry she became somewhat helpless. She had long known that the Ice Empress liked to tease Shu Yan. These two couldn't avoid verbal disputes whenever they got together, but this was the first time they had caused such a situation. Now, the Snow Empress could only hope that Shu Yan wouldn't hold it against the Ice Empress; otherwise, being caught in the middle, she estimated she would have a splitting headache.

After resting for about half an hour, Shu Yan finally recovered some of his state. The Ice Empress also seemed to realize her mistake and did not take Shu Yan flying with her again, instead letting the Snow Empress take over the Ice Empress's position.

Currently, the three were within the territory of the Heaven Soul Empire. The area near the Extreme North Land had always been sparsely populated, and most people lived in clustered cities; there were very few scattered villages and small towns. But after leaving the Extreme North Land, the scenery here was already completely different. The Ice Empress was curiously looking around along the way, and although the Snow Empress was not as exaggerated as the Ice Empress, her gaze always lingered on the nearby scenery.

Shu Yan's thoughts also slowly settled down. Looking at the vast land beneath his feet that seemed to have no boundaries, a strange feeling couldn't help but rise in his heart.

After the God War ended ten thousand years ago, the territory that originally belonged to the Spirit Hall was divided by the two great empires, and the entire continent slowly returned to peace.

But a hundred years later, the Seven Gods ascended to the God Realm. Without the suppression of gods, as time passed, some people with heretical thoughts appeared in the open again.

On this point, the situations and troubles faced by the two former great empires were the same.

After the kingdoms within the empire became powerful, they frequently appeared with abnormal movements, and corruption swept through the noble class again, even more severely than in the era when gods suppressed them.

Actually, in other words, the corruption of the Heaven Dou Empire's nobles did not appear suddenly; this was a root cause inherited from the time of Tang San. Now that it had completely revived, it was just an expected matter.

Against this background, the common people lived in dire straits again, and there were no shortage of riots and uprisings in various places, covering almost the two great empires. For a time, the entire continent could almost be said to be mountains of corpses and seas of blood, as if the entire continent had been beaten and lost its former vitality.

The war lasted for nearly a hundred years before it slowly subsided, but the original two great empires also split into three because of this war. Among them, the Star Luo Empire was safe and sound, while the Heaven Dou Empire split into the Heaven Soul and Dou Ling empires.

Unlike the tragic end of the Heaven Dou Empire, although the price paid by the Star Luo Empire to quell the riots of the kingdoms within its territory during that war was great, it was at least controlled to an acceptable degree. It was just that during the war, the bloodline of the original royal White Tiger Dai family almost withered away. Forced by reality and helplessness, that generation's Star Luo Emperor voluntarily abdicated the throne to the Star Crown Sect, which had made significant contributions in the war to quell the chaos, and its contemporary sect master succeeded to the position of Star Luo Emperor. Since then, there was no royal Dai family in the world, only the Star Luo White Tiger Duke Dai family. And what happened afterwards was very simple: the Sun Moon Continent collided and merged with the Douluo Continent, the area of the continent doubled, and a brand-new soul master system appeared for the first time in the eyes of the people of the three countries of the original Douluo Continent. Various contradictions and problems between the empires emerged again, and the continent, which had finally stabilized briefly, set off a bloody storm again and fell into the quagmire of war once more.

But the final result is clear now.

Under the brief unity against the common enemy of the three countries of the original Douluo Continent, the Sun Moon Empire was defeated, the new continent was named the Douluo Continent, the war slowly ended, the four great empires confronted each other, and fell into a stalemate again. This stalemate lasted for nearly four thousand years, until now...

Just as Shu Yan was lost in thought, the Snow Empress's gentle voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"There is a human city not far ahead, do you want to go down and take a look?"

Shu Yan raised his head and looked into the distance. Through the low mountain ranges, he indeed saw a small city of not very large scale on the plain in the distance.

After thinking for a moment, Shu Yan said: "Let's go down and take a look. It just so happens to familiarize you with the human world in advance, so as not to cause any trouble after arriving at a giant city with a population of over ten million like Star Luo City."

Shu Yan didn't even realize that this statement actually carried a bit of ambiguity.

But the Snow Empress just smiled silently after hearing it, as if she didn't care, and just gave a soft 'en'.

Shu Yan also realized it later and hurriedly explained to the Snow Empress. The Snow Empress comforted him with a few words, and then she didn't say anything more.

The three figures streaked across the sky at high speed, then landed on the road less than two miles from the city gate, and walked toward the city on foot.

The Ice Empress was still in high spirits, hopping and skipping as she walked in the front. Her dark green high heels made crisp sounds as they stepped on the hard road surface. Her dark green waist-length hair was tied into double ponytails by someone, and at a glance, she looked as pure and cute as a neighbor's little girl.

Of course, this girl was actually an ultimate narcissist + Extreme North Tyrannosaurus. Here, I have to use an ancient saying: don't judge a book by its cover! Otherwise, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later...

The Snow Empress slightly covered up the cold and detached feeling of a goddess descending to the world, but her whole body still radiated a faint coldness, making people stand still on the spot and remember it for a lifetime just by stealing a glance.

Shu Yan didn't care. Although he rarely went out when he was in Star Luo City, he had been to many prosperous metropolises in his previous life. In this small city, although the three of them attracted nearly 90% of the gazes on the road, it was still far behind compared to his previous life or when he was in Star Luo City.

Not long after the three paid the fee to enter the city, the sky gradually darkened, the lights in the city gradually brightened, and the moonlight appeared somewhat dim under the cover of dark clouds. Night always comes so coincidentally...

PS: Tomorrow is Tuesday, please everyone must read both chapters to the end!! Please, if there are enough follow-up readings tomorrow, I can get into the first round this week. It all depends on everyone, kowtowing in thanks! Daily requests for everything (follow-up reading, collection, investment, recommendation tickets, and monthly tickets) (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====